We explore the trends and insights of the cruise sector from 2023 with Andy Harmer, Managing Director CLIA UK & Ireland following release of the latest research.
Upshot – there’s a lot of ships with cabins to fill! And cruising numbers for 2023 are up
In the latest research from The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), travelers from the UK and Ireland embarked on 2.3 million cruise vacations, exceeding the previous record:
- The total number of cruises taken rose from 1.7 million in 2022.
- The Mediterranean remained the top choice for UK and Ireland cruise-goers, with 35% traveling there, followed by 29% to Northern Europe and 12% to the Caribbean among the top three destinations in 2023.
- Exploration destinations saw a significant 53% increase in passenger numbers.
- The average age of cruisers from the UK and Ireland dropped to 55.1 years in 2023, down from 56.1 in 2022.
- The average cruise duration extended to 10.1 days, up from 9.8 days the previous year.
- 28% of cruisers were part of larger multigenerational groups, spanning three or more age categories.
- Before setting sail, 65% of passengers enjoyed a pre-cruise stay at their departure location, while 52% extended their stay after their cruise.
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Welcome to the post-IHTF podcast with a succession of quick fire interviews where we will hear from
Host - Ted Horner
Steve Johnson - Ruckus Networks
Asam Nawaz - BeCause
Sal Capizzi - Book4Time
Jory Garcia - Flexkeeping
and Chris Bowling from Best Western Hotels dives into multichannel marketing
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Simone Pourto, consultant, writer, and hotel tech futurist joins us to give his insights for the market.
In the episode we discuss
- His love for Joy Division and Ian Curtis - and how Travel Market Life gave him an unexpected life opportunity
- New s - Rebyu using the power of AI
- Top 3 technologies on the horizon for the hospitality sector
- His frustrations with the hospitality technology market
- Where hotels need to double down their efforts
Plus, insight to his latest book that has just been published on Amazon
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In this episode we deep-diving into the Cruise sector
- Latest insights and trends from Andy Harmer, Managing Director, CLIA UK & Ireland
- Opportunities and challenges in the sector
- Travel Agent’s perspective with Ellie Fowler, Director, The Travel Business
With our expert panel -
Claire Steiner, UK Director, Global Travel and Tourism Partnership
Will Plummer, CEO, Trust My Group
James Clarke, General Manager, Travelzoo UK
Plus guest panelist: Cressida Sergeant, CCO, traveltek
In the news – we discuss the gender pay gap
Gender pay gap ‘eliminated’ for most travel industry roles
FEATURE TOPIC UK - Cruise:
Latest research from The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) shows, travellers from the UK and Ireland embarked on 2.3 million cruise vacations, exceeding the previous record. According to data released on April 17, 2024:
· The total number of cruises taken rose from 1.7 million in 2022.
· The Mediterranean remained the top choice for UK and Ireland cruise-goers, with 35% traveling there, followed by 29% to Northern Europe and 12% to the Caribbean among the top three destinations in 2023.
· Exploration destinations saw a significant 53% increase in passenger numbers.
· The average age of cruisers from the UK and Ireland dropped to 55.1 years in 2023, down from 56.1 in 2022.
· The average cruise duration extended to 10.1 days, up from 9.8 days the previous year.
· 28% of cruisers were part of larger multigenerational groups, spanning three or more age categories.
· Before setting sail, 65% of passengers enjoyed a pre-cruise stay at their departure location, while 52% extended their stay after their cruise.
· Regarding attitudes and plans, a survey of 4,500 global holidaymakers showed:
o 82% of cruise passengers expressed their intent to take another sea vacation, marking a 3% increase from 2019.
o 71% of individuals who had never cruised before stated they would consider it in the future.
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In this episode of Hoteliers' Voice we are joined by the Director of Technology & Digital at CitizenM, Bojan Pavicic who has worked across different industry sectors for 20 years and explains his approach to the tech stack and what they are trying to achieve for the portfolio.
With 34 properties worldwide, we discuss:
• AI and automation deployment at CitizenM
• How they approach new tech to be an innovative hospitality brand
• The future of in-room tech and ensuring efficient hotel operations?
• The hotel tech stack and role of headless systems
• Industry frustrations and selecting a new tech partner
• Bringing experience to hospitality industry
This episode is part of the Media Partnership with IHTF, in which Bojan presents on: Charting new territories: A fresh look at future hotel innovation and advancements.
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In this episode we look into hotel technology and an IHTF review following the event in April, we look at
- F&B profitability
- Premier Inn Ad ban
- AI in hospitality
- RPA technology
- Approaching the tech stack
- Future of hospitality technology
We’re joined by our regular panellist Jon Sibery, Group Revenue Manager, Sarova as he shares the challenges of F&B profitability and his time at IHTF.
Tess Matisson, President and CEO of Zaplox shares er advice on approaching the tech stack and selecting the right systems
Simone Puorto, industry futurist, author and consultant gives us the future of technology for hotels. For Simone's book, visit Amazon
How to make hotel F&B profitable
HotStats data shows that while room revenue per available room are up by 17 percent in Europe compared to January 2020, F&B is at just 5 percent. UK hotels saw a 2.8 percentage point drop in gross operating profit margin between 2019 and 2023, and of that, 3.1 percentage points came directly from food and beverage profitability as margins fell from 30 percent to 22 percent.
Premier Inn ad banned for promoting rooms 'from only £35 a night' by advertising authority
The Advertising Standards Authority said it was misleading to promote £35 rooms when only a small percentage of nights had such a low rate available. In the future, a higher percentage of rooms must be available at the advertised rate.
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Travel Market Life hosted live discussions featuring insights from hoteliers and technology experts on innovative approaches to hotel management, revenue optimisation, and the significance of digitalisation and direct bookings:
Henrique Tiago de Castro, GM at Evolution Hospitality's Cascais-Estoril Hotel, shares pre-opening challenges for Lisbon's only lifestyle hotel.
James Lemon from Stripe dives into decision-making nuances between global brands and smaller groups in tech investments.
Charlotte Newton teases IHTF Singapore's arrival, targeting APAC markets and potential expansion to the Middle East.
Alberto Plaza of IDeaS Revenue Solutions emphasises the power of data-driven decision-making in hotel revenue management.
Raimund Notz of Preferred Hotels & Resorts highlights tech adoption's role in enhancing guest experiences and revenue optimisation.
Carsten Wernet, CEO at SIHOT Group, discusses cloud and SaaS systems' pivotal role in modern hospitality.
Markus Mueller of GauVendi explores leveraging emotions and dynamic pricing in the booking process.
Piergiorgio Schirru from Blastness stresses revenue management and direct bookings' importance.
Gérald Lampaert of VERTU Hotels shares project management insights for tech adoption and expansion goals.
Christoph Peppers from H-Hotels.com delves into the significance of affiliate marketing in driving direct bookings.
Jon Siberry, Group Revenue Manager at Sarova, unveils AI's rising prominence and the concept of 'digital workers' in hotels.
Matthew Prosser of Agilysys discusses the value of IHTF for suppliers in understanding industry challenges.
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In this episode, we deep dive into drip-pricing the practice when a headline price is initially shown to travellers when they are browsing online, where additional elements of the price being added or ‘dripped’ as they move through the checkout process.
Richard Collie, Managing Associate for TLT LLP a consumer law expert at award-winning law firm with particular specialism in the leisure industry, including advising on consumer regulatory matters looking at investigations brought by the Competition and Markets Authority.
We look at
- What is drip-pricing
- Examples of how it is used in travel and hospitality industry
- Why drip-pricing is an issue for consumers and businesses
- What the UK government is planning to do
- The risks for businesses if this policy comes in
For further reading check out:
The UK government has made it clear that it wants to stamp out the most harmful forms of ‘drip pricing’. On 24 January 2024 it announced that it would bring forward new legislation banning hidden fees. The policy justification behind the new rules are as follows:
- Drip pricing undermines price transparency and make it difficult for consumers to make informed purchasing decisions based on the price of a product or service and
- It also limits price competition because businesses often compete on misleading headline prices rather than the price which consumers must pay in practice.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68075851
https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/government-confirms-plans-to-tackle-drip-pricing
Note that DBT also commissioned a detailed report estimating the prevalence and impact of online drip pricing in certain sectors – including hospitality and travel.
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For the Travel Monthly Review Show - April 2024 edition - with our expert panel featuring Will Plummer (CEO, Trust My Group), Claire Steiner (UK Director, Global Travel and Tourism Partnership), and James Clarke (General Manager, Travelzoo UK),
In this episode we’ll tackle:
- Latest industry developments: Spain’s traveller numbers, Dynamic pricing and loyalty schemes
- A look into Travel Payments and how this is adapting for consumers and businesses, we have a special mini-panel with
- Maggie Bazemore, Knowledge Management Director | Mr & Mrs Smith
- James Lemon, GTM | Global Industry Lead - Travel & Leisure - Stripe
- Peter Gerstle, Business Solutions Director, Head of Travel Loyalty, Collinson
REFERENCES
Spain to tackle decrease in UK visitor durations
Dynamic (Surge/Demand) Pricing Is Coming for Everything in Travel
AVIS BUDGET GROUP REVAMPS ITS LOYALTY INITIATIVE
Expedia Group launches single loyalty programme but Hotels.com customers will earn less
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In this episode of Hoteliers' Voice season 4, we speak with Mustafa Gokcen, Head of Information Technology, Cheval Collection - an award-winning hospitality group with 13 luxury all-apartment locations in London, Edinburgh and Dubai.
Mustafa has worked in the hospitality industry since 2012 following a move from the IT industry where he had spent the first 10 years of his career. He has worked with brands including Hilton, Starwood, and Marriott before joining Cheval Collection in 2023.
In this episode, he explains the moment he realised that hospitality is more than rooms and services and the impact this has had on his perception of the role of technology and strategic development. He shares his progression from IT to hospitality IT and how he approach leadership and recruitment.
Through our conversation we learn;
- What is misunderstood about technology in the accommodation market
- How the mindset and culture in hospitality needs to change/adapt
- His area of focus and investment in tech
- Managing to improve IT resources and find the best talent
- What makes a good tech vendor partner
Mustafa will be speaking at the IHTF 2024 which Travel Market Life is a media partner
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In this episode of Hoteliers' Voice, we are honoured to be joined by Marriott International's Director of Employer Branding - Central Europe to discuss the initiatives that are engaging and attracting staff.
Florian Hepp started his career at Marriott before developing his career at Westin Hotels, and Sofitel Luxury Hotels & Resorts, back at Marriott he utilised his sales and marketing training in HR and employer branding.
Florian will speak about Attracting talent, managing staff shortages and the role of technology at 21st IHTF in Barcelona, but here we look at the operational aspect:
- Roles most challenging to recruit for
- Sharing best practice between teams
- What people expect from work and employers today
- Why showcasing company culture and values is important
- What sort of stories really resonate with people?
For the survey Florian refers to - please see this resource
https://www.presseportal.de/pm/56177/5429436
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In our April edition of the Hospitality Monthly Review Show with our expert panel:
- Jonny Siberry, Group Revenue Manager, Sarova Hotel Group
- Daniel Simmons, CCO, HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts
- Thibault Catala, CEO, Catala Consulting,
We look at pressing issues in the industry, as well as the landscape in front of us - getting insider knowledge from our expert panel and guest interviewees. This is a pretty packed episode full of additional contributors, we’ll be tackling
- Latest developments and news of the sector
- Changes in Service and delivery of guest expectations, with Harpreet Singh Saluja, AG Hotels
- IHTF, of which Travel Market Life are media partners where we’ll hear from some of the sponsors including Carlos Calvo of Proposales, Carsten Wernet of SIHOT and Philip von Ditfurth from Apaleo
We end with the quick quiz - who will win?
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In this episode of Hoteliers' Voice Season 4 we explore the hostel market with Diogo Vaz Ferreira, head of commercial at Clink Hostels.
Diogo has worked with Clink since 2021, he previously worked for Accor and Hilton having worked in guest experiences, revenue, and general manager positions. He is also part of the management board chairing the accommodation panel at the WYSE Travel Confederation (WYSE Travel Confederation is a global not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to promoting and developing opportunities for the youth, student and educational travel industry.).
In our discussion, we look at
- How the market is evolving and Clink is devleoping its brand
- Trends in the hostel market
- Diogo's career – how has it changed and adapted over the years
- Commercial performance – how to align revenue management with business goals
- Use of technology to transform the business
Diogo will be speaking at the IHTF 2024 on the topic - Technology, tactics and profit optimisation: Boosting revenue management strategies
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Welcome to the Travel Monthly Review Show - March 2024 edition. In this episode we tackle:
- Some industry news including Late’s pricing, Agent debt and industry associations
- Spring Budget UK - The UK Government announced a range of measures to keep Britain financially fluid…we’ll analyse what they mean to the industry
- In our monthly feature - we’re joined by Joss Croft, CEO of UKInbound, to look at trends of the international traveller market to the UK
- Plus - we cannot end the show without our Quick Quiz
Featuring Will Plummer (CEO, Trust My Group), Claire Steiner (UK Director, Global Travel and Tourism Partnership), and James Clarke (General Manager, Travelzoo UK),
REFERENCES:
Trade predicts strong lates market but warns keen pricing ‘will be crucial’
Nearly half of Advantage agents still paying off Covid debts
NEW GLOBAL TRAVEL TECH ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES
FEATURE TOPIC UK - Spring budget - election year
Budget 2024: key points for hospitality at a glance
Chancellor cuts NI by a further 2p as part of Spring Budget
TOURISM ALLIANCE SPRING BUDGET 2024 REACTION
'MISSED OPPORTUNITY': TRAVEL LUKEWARM ON CHANCELLOR'S SPRING BUDGET
- Air- passenger Duty: Air passenger duty on business-class travel is set to rise
- Holiday lets: Completely getting rid of the Furnished Holiday Let scheme from April 2025,. This now means that mortgage interest will NOT be deductible
- Abolishing Multiple Dwelling Relief from June
- Freezing alcohol duty: The freeze on alcohol duty, which had been due to end in August, will continue until February 2025.
Employee and general business
- 2% cut in National Insurance This means employees were paying 12% in December, 10% January to March and 8% from April.
- The self-employed will pay 6% from April.
- Increasing the VAT threshold from £85,000 to £90,000 from April
- Increasing the threshold that Child Benefit
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In this episode of Season 4 Hoteliers' Voice, we speak with Karen Weisheit, Hotel Manager at the Grove of Narberth in Wales, with 25 bedrooms. Spotted as one of Boutique Hotelier's women in hospitality 2023 Karen shares her career ladder so far and what makes her tick.
We look at the challenges in recruitment and retention as she shares some of the initiatives they employ at the property as we discuss cross-departmental training and a four-day week in hospitality.
Karen also shares:
- 2024 Market outlook
- Challenges for this year
- Changes in booking patterns and event business
- How the industry can be a more attractive place to work
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Welcome to the March edition of Hospitality Monthly Review Show with our panel
- Thibault Catala, CEO, Catala Consulting,
- Jonny Sibery, Group Revenue Manager, Sarova
- Daniel Simmons, CCO, HotelREZ
- Plus an interview with Jeremy Daudin, Head of Sales and Marketing at Zetter Hotels looking at their corporate business.
We look at pressing issues in the industry, as well as the landscape in front of us tackling
- Latest developments and news of the sector
- Discuss business and corporate guests
- Travel trends with the Swiftie Tour Tourism effect
- then i’ll put my panellists through their paces as we dive into the Quick Quiz.
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In this extended interview we speak to Clive Wratten, Chief Executive of Business Travel Association, which also featured in our Travel Monthly Review Show February. He guides us through
- Trends and market behaviours in Business Travel
- Key challenges in Business Travel for Corporates and Suppliers
- Why late payments is a key campaign
- Partnership with the Tourism Alliance
- Role of technology in business travel
- Upcoming events
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In February episode we look at:
- Industry news of the last month and consumer spending change
- What’s RyanAir’s change of strategy?
- Our feature discussion is on Business Travel and we’ll hear from Clive Wratten, Chief Exec of Business Travel Association
- Industry developments and consumer trends talking about shoulder seasons and the best snaps
- Finishing with the quick quiz. Will won last month, has he brought his A-Game this month?
Featuring Will Plummer (CEO, Trust My Group), Claire Steiner (UK Director, Global Travel and Tourism Partnership), and James Clarke (General Manager, Travelzoo UK),
Industry News
Holidays the ‘exception’ as consumers cut leisure spend
- Deloitte Consumer Tracker - consumers intend to spend less across nine out of 11 leisure categories in Q1 2024, with an exception being the long and short holiday categories.
- The majority of consumers (57%) intending to travel abroad on a holiday are likely to book all-inclusive trips,
- 60% of consumers are expecting to take a domestic holiday in 2024.
- AI technology that allows customers and travel agents to easily read through the terms and conditions of their insurance documents.
- Over half (55%) said they did not read it properly, with a quarter (24%) admitting to only skimming them, while 28% only refer to a brief online summary and 3% not reading it whatsoever.
- Despite the increase in extreme weather and events caused by climate change last summer, three quarters (74%) assumed their insurance would automatically cover impact on their travel caused by natural disasters, while 68% assumed it covered disruption from strike activity.
- Typical hours men worked dropped from 36.3 hours in 2019 to 32.5 hours in 2020. Working hours for 2022 were 35.3 hours, the most recent year available, the Office for National Statistics said
- Millennial men working shorter work hours have contributed to labour shortages equivalent to 310,000 fewer people in employment, official figures show.
- This was reflected among women in the same age group, who saw a 0.02 hours per week rise.
RYANAIR NEWS
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Hospitality Monthly Review Show - February 2024 edition with our two panelists Thibault Catala, CEO, Catala Consulting and Jonny Sibery, Group Revenue Manager, Sarova
In our review shows, we look at pressing issues in the industry, as well as the landscape in front of us - getting insider knowledge from our expert panel.
In this episode, I’ll take a moment to introduce our panellists and what makes them tick, as we tackle What lies ahead in 2024, yes - we’ll be looking at
- 2024 on the books, what’s the data telling us
- Industry challenges
- Consumer travel trends
- And finally, i’ll put my panellists through their paces as we dive into the Quick Quiz. Head to Head - Who will be the true industry expert in this months’ edition?
DISCLAIMER - All opinions are their own.
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Speaking to Gill Haigh (Managing Director, Cumbria Tourism) we get a first-hand look at regional tourism in one of the UK’s most visited regions exploring the challenges ahead in 2024 and where the local tourism market needs to focus to deliver for domestic and inbound market.
We explore the difficulties of staff shortage, the commercial impact and the solutions businesses are coming up with to solve this dilemma from collaborative working to creating attractive working environments and packages including apprenticeships.
This interview featured in part in the Travel Monthly Review show January edition.
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Entering 2024 - what have we learnt and what do we see in front of us. Join the January edition of our regular format to review industry developments in the UK and beyond.
Featuring Will Plummer (CEO, Trust My Group), Claire Steiner (UK Director, Global Travel and Tourism Partnership), and James Clarke (General Manager, Travelzoo UK), the first episode addresses the trends that defined 2023, and predictions for the year ahead.
A quick review of the latest consumer travel behaviour reports, Gill Haigh (Managing Director, Cumbria Tourism), joins the conversation to provide a first-hand look at regional tourism in one of the UK’s most visited regions, before the panel discusses the impact of domestic and inbound tourism around the UK, concluding with the monthly quick-fire quiz.
Look out for our Hospitality Monthly Review edition as we specifically look at the accommodation sector.
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Looking back on our third Season of Hoteliers' Voice, find out which episode was the most popular in 2023 and some of our favourite episodes in the series.
Hoteliers' Voice S3 covered everything from data, to sustainability, augmenting luxury experience to performance campaigns and utilising AI, with a mix of portfolio groups, independent hotels, franchise and global brands.
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Discover the rundown of the new series Hotel Partner and snippets from the conversations in 2023 that covered everything from sustainability, eco credentials, staffing shortages, spa and wellness and robotic process automation.
We give some insights to the podcast Travel Market Life and the most popular Hotel Partner episode of the year.
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Here's a summary of some of the technology chats of 2023 as we look at;
- Data and its implications
- Cybersecurity in digitalisation
- AI and ethics
- 10 rules for IT investment
- Challenges of tech buying
Some quick snippets and outtakes from our guests for this year.
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Veryan Palmer, Director, of family-owned Headland Hotel Cornwall joins us to talk about adapting technology and utilising AI and automation in the business and how to overcome the challenge.
Following the Independent Hotel Show 2023, where Veryan joined Ryan on a panel to discuss practical deployment of AI, this podcast follows on the Headland Hotel's very specific experience and journey from discovery to utilisation.
In this discussion, learn;
- How AI alleviates staff pressures
- Gaining confidence in AI
- Looking to new technology and working with your team
- Future changes to hospitality
Listen to more episodes of the hospitality industry podcast Travel Market Life and subscribe for the latest news at http://travelmarket.life/
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Do you have a story to share about technology, digitalisation or culture changes within the hospitality and travel industry? We'd love to hear what your company is doing and the impact it is having. Please contact us through http://travelmarket.life/
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